Roofing
['ruːfɪŋ] or ['rʊfɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the craft of a roofer.
(noun.) material used to construct a roof.
Typed by Kevin--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Roof
(n.) The act of covering with a roof.
(n.) The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof.
(n.) Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter.
(n.) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage.
Edited by Arnold
Examples
- The builders had attained the art of using cement, and of roofing a building,--great improvements on the original Burgh. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- This roofing tar when heated becomes liquid, and can be applied with a mop to the inside of the silo. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The building was covered with black roofing paper, and was also painted black inside. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We shall try that this season, and also gas or roofing tar, which I think will be excellent. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Typist: Patricia